Where does “memuaskan” come from?
memuaskan (Malay) comes from Malay puas, from Proto-Malayic puhas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
memuaskan (Malay): satisfactory; satisfying
Definitions
- satisfactory; satisfying
Ancestry of “memuaskan”, step by step
memuaskan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay puas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | puas | satisfied |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | puhas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puhtas | clean |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
via Malay meng- -kan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | meng- -kan | Forms an adjective that carries the meaning of causing something to be the base word |